Terrible news for Lazio and Ederson as he has been ruled out for the rest of the season. The Brazilian looked sharp coming on from the bench against Udinese on Sunday but went down in agony after trying to connect with a cross towards the end of the game. Lazio doctor Bianchini has now confirmed the worst:

"Unfortunately the boy has suffered the same injury of the past, this time to the right thigh. It is a muscle injury which will require surgery. He has expressed his desire to be treated by the same specialist in Lyon, the doctor has already been contacted and we have agreed to do the work there."

"The stop? It will be long, 5-6 months. During the first period he will have to be motionless with a plaster, then there will be work in the pool. The dynamics of the injury and the pain the player was in made us immediately realise it was something serious".

It is the latest set back in an injury plagued career for the Brazilian.